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uCloudlink Group Inc.

For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Mar 27, 2025.

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The yearly report of a company based outside the US. It covers much of what a 10-K does, and may follow accounting rules other than US ones.

FY2024 · Filed Mar 27, 2025

UCL$0.22+3.9%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026
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**UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

**WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 20-F

(Mark One)

☐ REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF** 1934**

OR

☒ AN****NUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31,2024

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

OR

☐ SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of event requiring this shell company report ________________

F****or the transition period from ___________ to ____________

Commission file number:001-39302

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

N/A

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

Cayman Islands

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

Unit 2214-Rm1, 22/F, Mira Place Tower A

132 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

Kowloon, Hong Kong

+852 2180-6111

(Address of principal executive offices)

Yimeng Shi, Chief Financial Officer

Telephone: +852 2180-6111

Email: ir@ucloudlink.com

Unit 2214-Rm1, 22/F, Mira Place Tower A

132 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

Kowloon, Hong Kong

(Name, Telephone, Email and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.

Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
American depositary shares (one American depositary share representing ten Class A ordinary shares, par value US$0.00005 per share)UCLThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (The Nasdaq Global Market)
Class A ordinary shares, par value US$0.00005 per share*The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (The Nasdaq Global Market)
*Not for trading, but only in connection with the listing on The Nasdaq Global Market of American depositary shares.

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act.

None

(Title of Class)

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act.

None

(Title of Class)

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of eachof the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.

255,898,610 Class A ordinary shares (with no Class A ordinary shares issued to the depositary bank for bulk issuance of ADSs reserved for future issuances upon the exercise or vesting of awards granted under the share incentive plans) and 122,072,980 Class B ordinary shares, par value US$0.00005 per share, as of December 31, 2024.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. ☐ Yes ☒No

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. ☐ Yes ☒No

Note – Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 from their obligations under those Sections.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. ☒Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). ☒Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated Filer ☐Accelerated Filer ☐Non-Accelerated Filer ☒Emerging Growth Company ☒

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐

† The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.☐

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:

U.S. GAAP ☒International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ☐Other ☐

If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow. ☐ Item 17 ☐ Item 18

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ☐ Yes☒ No

(APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. ☐ Yes ☐ No

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTIONii
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATIONiii
Part I1
Item 1.Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers1
Item 2.Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable1
Item 3.Key Information1
Item 4.Information on the Company61
Item 4A.Unresolved Staff Comments99
Item 5.Operating and Financial Review and Prospects99
Item 6.Directors, Senior Management and Employees119
Item 7.Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions129
Item 8.Financial Information130
Item 9.The Offer and Listing132
Item 10.Additional Information132
Item 11.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk146
Item 12.Description of Securities Other than Equity Securities147
Part II149
Item 13.Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies149
Item 14.Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds149
Item 15.Controls and Procedures149
Item 16.[Reserved]151
Item 16A.Audit Committee Financial Expert151
Item 16B.Code of Ethics151
Item 16C.Principal Accountant Fees and Services151
Item 16D.Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees152
Item 16E.Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers152
Item 16F.Change in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant152
Item 16G.Corporate Governance152
Item 16H.Mine Safety Disclosure152
Item 16I.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections152
Item 16J.Insider Trading Policies153
Item 16K.Cybersecurity153
Part III154
Item 17.Financial Statements154
Item 18.Financial Statements
Item 19.Exhibits154
SIGNATURES157

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